Although an opponent hasn’t been finalized for the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Drysdale is expected to debut at the organization’s Legacy Fighting Championships 11 event, which airs live on HDNet.

The show takes place May 11 at Houston’s Arena Theater. Featherweights Chad Robichaux and Joseph Sandoval also are booked to fight at the show.

A multiple-time jiu-jitsu world champion, Drysdale (3-0) made his pro MMA debut in 2010 and since has posted three first-round submission victories. Most recently, he choked out former UFC fighter Mike Nickels in 64 seconds at a June Armageddon Fighting Championships event in Canada.

In addition to his own career, Drysdale has been a central figure in the training of notables such as Forrest Griffin, Martin Kampmann, Evan Dunham and Frank Mir.

Legacy recently has sent some of its top fighters to major promotions. For example, middleweight champ Andrew Craig recently signed to fight Kyle Noke in March at UFC on FX 2, and featherweight/lightweight champ Daniel Pineda recently signed with the UFC and submitted Pat Schilling at UFC on FX 1.

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